New HUD Guidelines for Service and Support Animals
Wally the alligator went national for his abilities as an emotional support animal. But new federal rules could mean the doors to rental housing get slammed shut on reptiles like him. Wally improved a Pennsylvania More...
5 Endangered Species in Australia You Need to Know About
Did you know that the first ever mammalian extinction in the world that was caused by human-driven climate change occurred in Australia? Devastating but true. The Bramble Cay melomys, that was native to an island More...
Large Dogs Need to Be Protected from the Elements as Well
Very often, when we hear of dog accessories and clothes, we think of those for small dogs. As a result, people with larger dogs often think there is no need for these types of clothes. While it is certainly true More...
Helping Keep Your Pet Happy, Healthy and Comfortable in its Final Days
Individuals who have lost a family pet due to illness or advanced age know that the final days, and especially the final hours of a pet’s life, can be extremely stressful, for the animal and its owner. Public More...
Germany considers 19% meat tax to combat global warming as poverty threatens 1 in 5
Germany lawmakers are entertaining the notion of a steep increase to the taxation on meat to allegedly curb the impact on the environment, combat climate and global warming, while “strengthening animal welfare.” “I More...
Disney sets Nat Geo plans, renewing ‘The Incredible Dr Pol’ ‘Snake City’ Dr K’s Exotic Animal ER’ ‘Dr Oakley Yukon Vet’
Nat Geo unveiled the 2019-20 programming slate as part of new parent company Disney’s upfront event. Fans will be happy to learn about these renewals: “The Incredible Dr. Pol,” “Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet,” More...
5 Great Housewarming Gifts for Cat Lovers
Congratulate your relative, friend, or colleague who recently moved into a posh apartment or purchased their first home. When people host housewarming parties, one should not show up empty-handed. While a bottle More...
3 Things to Consider When Planning a Tanzanian Safari
If you are planning a safari in Tanzania, this will certainly be the best trip of your life, since the country abounds in exotic wildlife that you only get to see in glossy magazines or on the wildlife channels. More...
‘Storm Boy’ brings a classic Aussie tale to the screen with a ton of heart
Fans of Mr. Percival will finally get to see his journey on the big screen for their kids as director Shawn Seet helms the adaptation of Colin Thiele’s classic Storm Boy. A lovely film, with a modern tone, More...
Disney’s live-action ‘Dumbo’ is cute, but the Tim Burton ruins a bad script with an even worse ending
As Disney continues to remake their animated classics into live-action adaptations, Dumbo seemed like a doomed project from the beginning. The lovable elephant with giant ears is certainly cute in this new incarnation, More...
Kentucky heartbeat bill prompts PETA billboard ‘Pro-life? Go Vegan’
A federal judge has blocked a new state law that prohibits abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected—which typically happens around six weeks into pregnancy—and PETA plans to place a billboard in Frankfort More...
PETA attacks ‘Toy Story 4’: calls for Bo Peep to lose the ‘outdated and cruel crook’
Just as the Super Bowl wrapped up, PETA lept to the headlines by attacking the latest Pixar film: Toy Story 4. It seems the new film will see the return of Bo Peep, sporting a new look and her signature shepherd’s More...
Mozambique elephant poaching 2018
The usual reception for any new arrival to the town of Massingir in the southern province of Gaza in Mozambique is a long, inquisitive and hostile look reserved only for unwelcome intruders. It was the same feeling More...
Louisiana: Federal court sentences drug kingpin Eric Williams, ‘EZ’ on trafficking, conspiracy and dog fighting charges
United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that U.S. District Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced ERIC LASHAWN WILLIAMS, a.k.a. “E” and “EZ,” age 35, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 70 months in More...
Fraud case: SeaWorld and CEO must pay $5 million over false claims about ‘Blackfish’ injuring business
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. and its former CEO have agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle fraud charges for misleading investors about the impact More...
Protecting rhinos: It is never too late to help the animal survive the onslaught of humans
Several animals are facing the threat of extinction mainly due to poaching by greedy humans who want to trade in the animals for commercial reasons and make a living out of it. The rhinoceros, considered the second More...
Maryland: PETA’s vegan billboard wants seafood eaters to stop, see crabs as individuals, ‘just like humans’
A new billboard in Baltimore, Maryland, has gotten a big negative response, particularly from the city’s fans of seafood. On the billboard, it has a picture of a crab, along with the caption, “I’m ME, More...
White rhino killed, de-horned by poachers in Botswana
The Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) HAS confirmed the recent killing and de-horning of a white rhino by suspected poachers in the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta. A rhino along the safari More...
PETA wins as Nabisco’s animal crackers will have redesigned packages to show animals ‘free’
The circus is bad…no, evil. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) can chalk up a victory by getting Nabisco to change the picture on its animal cracker boxes so the animals appear in an uncaged More...
South Africa allocates seven leopards to 2018 trophy hunting quota
The South African government has lifted the 2016 ban on the hunting of leopards and allocated 7 males aged seven years and older to the 2018 quota for trophy hunting. In a statement, Environmental Affairs minister More...
